| Davistown Museum Inventory of Tools | Stanley Rule & Level Co. |
| | Status | Location |
| 111001T27 | Spiral screwdriver | bio | DTM | MH |
| Drop-forged steel, brass, wooden handle, 7 3/4" long, 2 3/4" handle, signed "Stanley Yankee No 4595 Made in USA". |
| This is another classic Stanley tool from the early 20th century. |
| 101312T30 | Stanley no. 89 sliding clapboard gauge | bio | DTM | TT |
| Cast gray iron, wood (rosewood), japanned finish, 9" long, 1 5/8" wide, 2 3/4" tall, signed "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO. NEW BRITAIN |
| CONN. U.S.A.". |
| Patternmakers' Tools - H A Cobbett Group |
| 42801T1 | Shrink rule | bio | DTM | MH |
| Boxwood and brass, 24" long, signed "Stanley Rule & Level Co., New Britain, CONN USA No 30 1/2 1/4 in per ft shrinkage". |
| Sets of shrink rules were essential for judging shrinkage as a result of cooling of various metals in molds used in foundry work. |
| Patternmakers constructed the wood molds for the casting the machinery used in the factories. This was found in the Cobbett collection; no |
| owner signature. |
| Woodworking: Axes and Hatchets |
| 31212T5 | Lathing hatchet | bio | DTM | TT |
| Drop-forged steel, hickory handle, 12 1/4" long, 6 1/2" long and 2 1/2" wide head, signed "STANLEY". |
| This is a Stanley No. 1 hatchet, marketed as a "half hatchet with nail puller." Courtesy of Liberty Tool Co. |
| Woodworking: Edge Tools |
| 102817T1 | Chisel | bio | DTM |
| Steel, 17 1/4" long, 2" wide, 3/4" tall, signed "STANLEY-ATHA". |
| 22211T30 | Spokeshave | bio | DTM | TT |
| Drop-forged tempered alloy steel, steel blade, signed "No 45" on body, "STANLEY" on the plane blade, and "MADE IN USA" on the handle. |
| Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| 1921T1 | Spokeshave | bio | LPC | MH |
| Steel, cast iron, wood, brass, 17 1/2" long, 3 1/4" tall, 2" thick, signed "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL Co". |
| This tool looks like it may have been made by a patternmaker with a Stanley blade inserted into it. Does not appear to be in Walter. |
| Woodworking: Other Tools |
| 11516LTC1 | Hand beader | bio | DA | TT (Pub) |
| Cast iron, steel, nickel finish, 11 1/2" long, 3 1/2" thick, 2 1/2" tall, signed "STANLEY NO 66 PAT'D FEB. 9. 86". |
| 22211T4 | Spirit level | bio | DTM | TT |
| Mahogany with brass vial cover and end caps, 24" long, 3 1/8" x 1 3/8", signed "STANLEY" "RULE & LEVEL CO" "NEW BRITAIN, CONN. |
| USA" "PAT'D 5-8-06" "No 30" "TO ADJUST REMOVE PLATES" and "STANLEY ADJUSTABLE" on side sights. |
| The sight is adjustable on all 3 level sights. Part of the Robert Sullivan Collection donation. |
| Woodworking: Planes |
| 31808SLP11 | Beading plane | bio | photo | DTM | TT |
| Grey cast iron with nickel-plating, 11 1/4" long, signed "STANLEY No 66" and "PAT. FEB. 9 86". |
| The patent is to Justustraut 2/9/1886. The size dates this plane to post-1909. |
| 100400T2 | Bedrock smooth plane | bio | photo | LPC | MHC-K |
| Grey cast iron, wood, steel blade, 7 1/2" long, 1 15/16" wide with a 1 9/16" blade, signed "BEDROCK" on the cap iron and the casing, "3 |
| 607" also on the casing, "STANLEY MADE IN USA" and "PATENDED APR 2, 85 APR 19, 10". |
| This No. 2 plane illustrates the Stanley Tool Company at the height of its plane-making artistry. |
| 51201T2 | Blind nailing plane | bio | LPC | MH |
| Steel, 2 1/4" long, takes a 1/4" wide blade, signed "STANLEY" on side, verso "PAT. AP'L 10-88". |
| The blade is missing. This plane is very rare; the smallest of all Stanley's planes. |
| 31808SLP13 | Block plane | bio | photo | DTM | TT |
| Grey cast iron with nickel-plating, 3 1/2" long, 1" wide cutting blade, signed "STANLEY". |
| 31808SLP4 | Bull nose plane | bio | photo | DTM | TT |
| Grey cast iron, nickel-plated, steel blade, 5 1/2" long, 1" wide cutting edge, signed "STANLEY" "MADE IN USA" and "92". |
| This is a cabinet-makers plane. |
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